Dr Angela Cadogan, PhD |
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Specialist Physiotherapist | Shoulder Diagnostics & Imaging | Orthopaedic Triage | Clinical Governance & Advisory | Education & Research
Improving the standard of care for people with shoulder pain through better diagnosis, better education and better systems.
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I am a Specialist Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal) with a PhD in shoulder diagnosis and more than a decade of experience working at the interface between physiotherapy, orthopaedics and secondary care.
My clinical sub-specialty is shoulder diagnosis and management. I work as a clinical consultant in private practice and within an integrated orthopaedic shoulder triage service in secondary care, where my role includes complex triage, diagnostic assessment, clinical pathway decision-making, service development and clinical governance.
Alongside clinical practice, I work across advanced practice education, professional development, governance and advisory roles. My particular interests include orthopaedic triage, diagnostic reasoning, imaging, clinical risk, advanced and specialist scope of practice, and the design and governance of musculoskeletal health services.
I founded Physio Academy and Shoulder Academy to support physiotherapists developing advanced skills in shoulder diagnosis, orthopaedic triage and advanced practice. I also provide mentoring for clinicians working towards advanced practice and specialist registration, and remain involved in research and publication in shoulder diagnosis and related areas.
I am an Associate Editor at JOSPT (Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy) and have been an invited speaker at national and international shoulder conferences. My broader professional work includes clinical and research governance committees, professional advisory groups and independent advisory roles, together with previous external assessment and professional leadership positions.
Outside work, I spend much of my spare time in New Zealand’s national parks and dark-sky areas pursuing landscape and astrophotography.
My clinical sub-specialty is shoulder diagnosis and management. I work as a clinical consultant in private practice and within an integrated orthopaedic shoulder triage service in secondary care, where my role includes complex triage, diagnostic assessment, clinical pathway decision-making, service development and clinical governance.
Alongside clinical practice, I work across advanced practice education, professional development, governance and advisory roles. My particular interests include orthopaedic triage, diagnostic reasoning, imaging, clinical risk, advanced and specialist scope of practice, and the design and governance of musculoskeletal health services.
I founded Physio Academy and Shoulder Academy to support physiotherapists developing advanced skills in shoulder diagnosis, orthopaedic triage and advanced practice. I also provide mentoring for clinicians working towards advanced practice and specialist registration, and remain involved in research and publication in shoulder diagnosis and related areas.
I am an Associate Editor at JOSPT (Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy) and have been an invited speaker at national and international shoulder conferences. My broader professional work includes clinical and research governance committees, professional advisory groups and independent advisory roles, together with previous external assessment and professional leadership positions.
Outside work, I spend much of my spare time in New Zealand’s national parks and dark-sky areas pursuing landscape and astrophotography.
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Qualifications
Clinical Experience
I have worked in musculoskeletal physiotherapy for more than 35 years, including over 15 years in specialist clinical practice focused predominantly on shoulder diagnosis and management. My current work spans private specialist practice and orthopaedic shoulder triage in secondary care. Within the orthopaedic service, I assess complex referrals, undertake diagnostic and pathway decision-making, and contribute to service development, advanced practice capability and clinical governance.
Earlier in my career I worked extensively in sports physiotherapy, including roles with the New Zealand White Ferns, New Zealand A cricket teams, the BLACKCAPS environment and the Indian Cricket League. Following this period, I completed my PhD in the diagnosis of shoulder pain in primary care. Shoulder diagnostics, orthopaedic triage and complex clinical decision-making have subsequently become the major focus of my clinical and academic work.
Governance and Advisory
My governance and advisory work spans clinical governance, advanced and specialist practice, professional standards, health service delivery and research. I currently contribute to a number of clinical governance committees, professional advisory groups, research governance activities and health-sector steering groups. I also undertake independent advisory work within the health sector.
Previous leadership and governance roles include Board membership of the New Zealand College of Physiotherapy and serving as President of Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand, together with longstanding involvement in professional education and advanced practice development.
I am a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and continue to develop my governance capability alongside my clinical, education and advisory work.
- PhD, Musculoskeletal Diagnostics, 2012 (Diagnosis of Shoulder Pain in Primary Care)
- Master of Sports Physiotherapy, Curtin University, 2000
- Postgraduate Certificate in Health Studies (Sport & Exercise), 2003
- Diploma of Manipulative Therapy, 1999
- Diploma of Physiotherapy, 1991
Clinical Experience
I have worked in musculoskeletal physiotherapy for more than 35 years, including over 15 years in specialist clinical practice focused predominantly on shoulder diagnosis and management. My current work spans private specialist practice and orthopaedic shoulder triage in secondary care. Within the orthopaedic service, I assess complex referrals, undertake diagnostic and pathway decision-making, and contribute to service development, advanced practice capability and clinical governance.
Earlier in my career I worked extensively in sports physiotherapy, including roles with the New Zealand White Ferns, New Zealand A cricket teams, the BLACKCAPS environment and the Indian Cricket League. Following this period, I completed my PhD in the diagnosis of shoulder pain in primary care. Shoulder diagnostics, orthopaedic triage and complex clinical decision-making have subsequently become the major focus of my clinical and academic work.
Governance and Advisory
My governance and advisory work spans clinical governance, advanced and specialist practice, professional standards, health service delivery and research. I currently contribute to a number of clinical governance committees, professional advisory groups, research governance activities and health-sector steering groups. I also undertake independent advisory work within the health sector.
Previous leadership and governance roles include Board membership of the New Zealand College of Physiotherapy and serving as President of Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand, together with longstanding involvement in professional education and advanced practice development.
I am a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and continue to develop my governance capability alongside my clinical, education and advisory work.
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Academic and Research
I was awarded a Health Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship in 2009, which supported completion of my PhD on the diagnosis of shoulder pain in primary care. I subsequently completed postdoctoral research and have published peer-reviewed research in shoulder diagnosis and related musculoskeletal topics. I am an Associate Editor at JOSPT (Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy) and have previously reviewed for several international physiotherapy and musculoskeletal journals. I regularly present at professional and scientific conferences in New Zealand and have been an invited keynote speaker at international shoulder conferences. |
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Education
I develop and deliver advanced postgraduate education in shoulder diagnosis, clinical reasoning, imaging, orthopaedic triage and advanced musculoskeletal practice. I founded Physio Academy and Shoulder Academy, through which I provide online and in-person professional education and mentoring for physiotherapists developing advanced clinical and diagnostic capability.
My previous education roles have included teaching for the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand, and serving as an IFOMPT external assessor for New Zealand postgraduate musculoskeletal programmes.
I develop and deliver advanced postgraduate education in shoulder diagnosis, clinical reasoning, imaging, orthopaedic triage and advanced musculoskeletal practice. I founded Physio Academy and Shoulder Academy, through which I provide online and in-person professional education and mentoring for physiotherapists developing advanced clinical and diagnostic capability.
My previous education roles have included teaching for the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand, and serving as an IFOMPT external assessor for New Zealand postgraduate musculoskeletal programmes.